Fly-trap.



W. ENGELBRBOHT.

FLY TRAP.

APPLICATION mum JULY 2a, 1909.

926,323. Patented June 29, 1909.

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WILLIAM ENGELBREGHT, OF OISSNA PARK, lLLlNOlS.

FLY-TRAP.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed July 23, 1908.

Patented June 29, 1909.

Serial No. 444,967.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, IVILLIAM ENGEL- BREOHT, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Cissna Park, in the county of Iroquois and State ofIllinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fly-Trapsand I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in fly traps.

It has for the object to insure the efl'cctive entrapping of flies in asimple and economical manner.

With the foregoing and other objects in view, theinvention consists ofcertain novel features of construction, combination and arrangement ofparts, as will be more fully described and particularly pointed out inthe appended claim.

In the accompanying drawing illustrating the preferred embodiment of myinvention, Figure 1 is a sectional elevation thereof; Fig. 2 is ahorizontal section taken on the line 22 of Fig. 1.

In carrying out my invention I provide a base member or pan 1 and innerand outer wire woven or screen members 2, 3, the members 2 beingpreferably rounding or domcshaped in general outline and supported uponthe first referred to member or pan while the member 3 is preferablyconical or tapering in general outline. The member or pan 1 is providedin its flanged portion 4 with numerous openings 5, serving as flyentrances, the metal punched up in forming the same being utilized asoffsets or bafl'les, designated as 6, more especially designed to bafflethe attempt of the flies returning or leaving the trap through saidopenings, said openings being arranged in a plane above the bottom ofthe pan or member 1.

The member or cone 3 has an opening 7 of relatively large area in itstapered upper end or apex and upon said member is adapted to be arrangeda much smaller wire woven or screen member 8, preferably of like generaloutline as member 2 and suitably superposed With relation to and restingupon said latter member and which, it is apparent, is thus adapted to bereadily removed when desired for cleaning or other purposes.

The member or cone 3 has its upper end outturned around its opening 7 toform a baflie 7 a at that point as against the flies,

entering the member 8, returning or descending through said opening intothe member 3. The member 8 has suitably secured thereto, around itsbottom edge, what may be termed a reinforcing annulus or ring 9; andupon the member or cone 3 is secured or soldered, a suitable distancebelow its upper open end, an upstanding ring or annulus 10 around whichfits said ring or annulus 9 as the member S is superposed in positionupon the member 3 for suitable retention of the member S in place uponthe latter. The cone 8 has a small hole 11, or a number of such holes,in its apex for the passage or delivery of the flies therefrom into theentrapping chamber or member 2.

The bait being placed in the member or pan 1, upon its bottom, the flieswill be attracted thereby and, entering the trap through the openings 5,will accordingly descend into said pan and after satiation, fly

upwardly into the cone or member 3. The entrance-openings 5, however,being guarded by the baflles 6 and lodges 6 at the opposite edges ofsaid entrance-openings, any attempt of the flies to escape in thatdirection will be accordingly thwarted or baflled. Their flight ormovement will be naturally upward in their further attempt to escapewhence their passage will be directed through the opening 7 of the coneor member 3, and, although, after such passage or movement, they willhesitate and adopt dilatory tactics, as against passing through thecontracted opening or openings 1]. in the apex end of the member 8, theywill, however, be ing thus baffled against flight in any otherdirection, finally pass upwardly through said contracted opening oropenings, and thereby be practically forced or deliver-d into the entrapping chamber 2.

The cage or member 2 is equipped at its lower end or base with springclasps 12 adapted to effect the convenient retention of the cage insuitable position upon the base member 1,as against its casual oraccidental displacement and whereby it may be readily removedparticularly for sanitary purposes.

From the foregoing arrangement and combination of parts, it will benoted that an exceedingly simple, inexpensive and readily adjusted trapfor destroying flies is provided and one whose parts are readilyassembled and disassembled as occasion may require as for cleaningpurposes and for shipment.

From the foregoing description taken in connection with the accompanyingdrawings, the constructlon and operation of the mvention will be readilyunderstood without re quiring a more extended explanation.

Various changes in the form, proportion and the minor details ofconstruction may be resorted to without departing from the principle orsacrificing any of the advantages of the invention, as defined in theappended claim.

I claim as my invention In a device of the class described, an aperturedbase, a forarninous cone seated upon said base and having a flaringaperture at its apex, a ring secured to said cone below the apex, aforalninous guard having a ring secured to its base and seated upon saidcone inside of the ring, said guard having a plurality of apertures inits upper end, a fora1ninous casing surrounding the cone and having asupporting projection pressed in its body at the apex thereof, resilientclips carried by said casing for removably attaching same to the base,and a ring passing through the supporting projection formed on thecasing and adapted to form a suspension device.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of twosubscribing wit nesses.

WILLIAM ENGELBREOHT.

Witnesses JOHN E. BEESON, E. L. TIESE.

